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Prosthetist and Orthotist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what prosthetist and orthotists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most prosthetist and orthotists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Prosthetist and orthotist with a clinical background in assessing, designing and fitting prostheses and orthoses for people with limb loss, limb difference or neuromuscular conditions. Combines hands-on casting and CAD/CAM fabrication with patient education and ongoing device review to support mobility and independence. Works collaboratively across rehabilitation teams and private practice settings.
Key skills
- Patient care and support
- Clinical assessment and treatment
- Rehabilitation and therapy
- Health education and advice
- Craft and handmade production
- Rodin4D CAD/CAM
- Omega Tracer
- Insignia scanning and carving system
- 3D printing and additive manufacturing software
- Written communication
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
Experience: example bullet points
- Assessed mobility, limb condition and goals for a varied caseload, matching device prescriptions to daily function and comfort needs.
- Fabricated and fitted prostheses and orthoses using CAD/CAM and hand techniques, improving turnaround from five days to three for standard devices.
- Reviewed device comfort, function and skin health during follow-up clinics, resolving pressure issues before they required device remakes.
- Educated patients, families and carers on wear schedules and device care, supporting adherence and reducing emergency calls.
- Collaborated with physiotherapists and rehabilitation teams to align device alignment with gait training goals.
Education
Bachelor degree in prosthetics and orthotics from an accredited program, with many practitioners also completing a postgraduate qualification in clinical prosthetics and orthotics.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association (AOPA)
- accredited prosthetics and orthotics degree
- CAD/CAM
- Rodin4D
- Omega Tracer
- Insignia
- 3D printing
- gait analysis
- casting
- scanning
- device fitting
- alignment
- skin health
- patient education
- rehabilitation
- NDIS
- DVA
- WorkCover
- hospital
- private practice
- paediatric
- adult
- limb loss
- diabetes
- neurological conditions
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.